A dispute about non-native algae has broken out in India between beverage giant PepsiCo and the Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), which is based in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Institute researchers originally imported the alga Kappaphycus alvarezii for research; in 2001 PepsiCo began cultivating it for the food thickener carrageenan in the Gulf of Mannar marine bioreserve, along India's southeastern coast.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/indian-coral-islands-under-threat-algae
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pepsico
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gulf-mannar-marine-np
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/invasive-alien-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
